Divider for forms of tabular quads.



W. L. SPRINGER. DIVIDER FOR FORMS OF TABULAH OUADS. APPLICATION FILED JULYIZ. 191a.

1,,I4LQ 775U Patented May 25, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS ($0., PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, 0, C.

WINTON I1. SPRINGER,

FOUNDERS COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW

NEW JERSEY.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN TYPE JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DIVIDER FOR FORMS OF TABULAR QUADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Application filed July 12, 1913. Serial No. 778,696.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINTON L. SPRINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, Cook county, and State of Illinois, have invented and discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Dividers for Forms of Tabular Quads, of which the following is a specification.

In the practice of the method of setting up ruled forms as described in my pending application No. 721,691, wherein the tabular quads forming the subject matter of my application No. 721,689 are employed, some difliculty has been experienced in separating from the complete form of typotabular squares any section thereof needed for prearing a smaller form for printing purposes.

The object of my said invention is to provide a means whereby any needed section of the larger form of such typotabular squares or quads may be quickly divided out and the remaining parts thereof locked in place without danger of becoming pied, while said section is in use.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a form of typotabular squares or quads as designed to be kept ready for use, showing my improved divider in position thereon for use to divide out a smaller section for preparing a smaller form for printing purposes, Fig. 2 a similar view showing the same form after the section has been divided out and made up into a smaller form ready for printing with the remaining part of the original form securely locked to hold it from pieing, Fig. 3 a perspeotive view of my improved divider separately, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of one of the typotabular squares, such as the forms shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are composed of.

As explained in my co-pending applications, and as shown in Fig. 1, the typotabular squares are each formed with its four sides tapered to a point and the forms made up of such typotabular squares are therefore provided with V-shaped grooves extending at right angles to each other entirely across the surface of the form and a distance apart in each direction equal to the size of the squares, which are cast upon the regular point dimensions of modern type foundries, or may, of course, be of any predetermined dimensions desired for any special purpose.

The divider consists of two bars A and B of practically the thickness of ordinary brass rules and of a length to reach across the original form of typotabular squares, one bar in one direction and the other bar in the other direction. Each of said bars is formed with a longitudinal slot extending substantially its entire length and the slot of one bar embraces one side of the other bar, so that the two bars while always interengaged are adapted to telescope or slidev one upon the other as may be desired.

Bar A is formed with a sharp tapered lower edge 10 and bar B has end pieces projecting below the lower edge of the part in the slot of the bar A sufficiently to be on a line with the lower edge 10 of the bar A and these ends are formed with tapered points 11. The height of bar B, as well as the height of the typotabular squares, are less than the height of the type, or the brass rules, which are used to make up the form.

In use, it being desired to prepare a form for printing of less than the size of the original form, the printer adjusts the bars A and B of the divider on the surface of the form, as shown in Fig. 1, to divide out a section of the original form corresponding to the size of the form to be printed. The lower edge 10 of bar A and the points 11 of the bar B being inserted in the appropriate grooves formed by the tapered upper ends of the typotabular squares, an the form being slightly loosened, it will be readily seen that the divider can be forced down into said grooves dividing out the section of the original form needed. The printer then can insert his brass rules 15 in the positions desired to form the vertical lines on the form and can insert the brass rules 16 in position to form the longitudinal lines, the brass rules 16 being cut of lengths corresponding to any number 0 points desired between the vertical lines. When a form is thus arranged it is tied up as indicated at the top of Fig. 2, and the divider, by means of angles 20 is secured against the sides of the remainder of the original form to lock said remainder securely in place.

After the form comprising the smaller section divided out has been used, it can be placed back upon the galley containing the remainder of the original form, the brass rules removed, the divider,

the section slid up against the divider removed, and the entire form quickly and conveniently replaced in its original condition, as shown in Fig. 1, ready for further use. By this means all danger of pieing the form is obviated and a single large form may be kept ready for use, as shown in Fig. 1, and be always available to prepare for printing a form of the original size, or any subdivision thereof, whenever, desired.

Having thus fully described my said invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent isz.

1. An implement for use in the art of printing, for separating into sections a loosely assembled stock form of spacing elements, comprising two bars loosely and slidably interlocked and adapted to be positioned at right angles to each other and formed at their lower edges to be inserted between said spacing elements, substantially as set forth.

2. A printers implement of the character described comprising two bars loosely and slidably connected one to the other adapted to be adjusted at right angles to each otherin difierentrelations, with their lower edges formed for insertion between forms of typotabular squares, substantially asset forth.

3. A divider for use in separating portions of a loosely assembled stock form of typotabular squares comprising two interlocking bars adapted to slide freely, one in relationto the-other, and be adjusted at right angles to each other, and adapted for insertion between rows of said typotabular squares, substantially as set forth.- a g 4; The combination with a form of typotabular squares, of adividercomprising two bars slidable in right angular position, and means for se: curing said divider in position to hold the remaining portions of the original form after dividing out a given section, substantially as set forth. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Jersey City, N. J. this 11th day of July, A. D. nineteen hundred and thirteen. r WINTON L. SPRINGER. [1,. s.]

itnesses: 1 g CLARENCE O. MARDER, VVADSWORTH A. PARKER.- 7

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